How do I remove an old electric socket and make the wiring safe?

Ken68

I've just had a new socket fitted, never seen such a palaver.
The electrician wouldn't open up the socket from where the spur came from, but clipped in an RCD instead.
Not a lot different from plugging in an extension lead except with fixed cable.
Then he filled in a form which took as long as as doing the new socket.
Said he could " go to jail if he anything went wrong".

vaio

yangptangkipperbang wrote: »

Nope, it is not anywhere between 207V and 253V, it is supplied at a very closely maintained 240V - as it has been for many years.......

Nah, the frequency is very closely maintained, the voltage varies quite a lot, sticking my fluke probes into the socket feeding my computer gives 233 and the installation test I did on site on Friday was at 248

Frequency is king and they (the generators) let the voltage vary to maintain the frequency at 50 with statutory limits of +/- 1% and self imposed limit of 50 +/- 0.4% ie legal limit is 49.5 to 50.5 but CEGB/Nat Grid work to limits of 49.8 to 50.2

http://www.nationalgrid.com/uk/Electricity/Data/Realtime/Frequency/Freq60.htm

Leif

Ken68 wrote: »

Then he filled in a form which took as long as as doing the new socket.
Said he could " go to jail if he anything went wrong".

Yes he can. I've said this before, but my neighbour, a qualified electrician, was told by the instructor in his Part P course that the regs are for the benefit of lawyers, not the general public. But he sees dangerous professional installations.

a1a1a1

It's ok, sorted. Pretty easy. Thanks.

southcoastrgi

a1a1a1 wrote: »

It's ok, sorted. Pretty easy. Thanks.

just for interest of anyone wanting to do the same can you tell use what you did ?

fiesta04

Our Father who art in He..........

F4

adouglasmhor

keystone wrote: »

and just to get even more seriously picky its a nominal 240V rather than actual and it's an RMS value as well.

:rotfl:

Cheers

As it's sent on a 50hz waveform it has to be a Root Mean Square or an estimate anyway.

adouglasmhor

I just changed a single with worn socket holes for a 2 into 1 double - am I going to gaol?

McKneff

3 things you dont mess with in life (because of the risk of ending it)

Other peoples spouses

Gas

Electric

That's it.....

keystone

adouglasmhor wrote: »

As it's sent on a 50hz waveform it has to be a Root Mean Square or an estimate anyway.

Yes I know. Not sure that others do though which is why I mentioned it seeing as it was getting picky.

Cheers